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Resources for Specific Topics

General Useful Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources for Specific Topics :

Behavioral Challenges of Dementia June 2003

 

Alzheimer Society (Canada)

 

Alzheimer's Association (USA)

 

Caregiver Network Inc

 

Child Behavioural June 2004

 

Parent magic Inc

 

Canadian Paediatric Society

 

Kids Health

 

Bright Futures

 

Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Part 1-Is It Time to Try Opioids August 2003

 

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/chronic_pain.htm

 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pain.html

 

http://www.cpsns.ns.ca/profdev.html

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com ( select Pain Management under Disease & Condition Centers dialogue box )

 

http://www.paincare.ca

 

http://www.drug-interactions.com

 

Chronic Pain Tools

 

http://www.paincare.ca/ ( go to TOOLS section in health care professionals area )

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00048 ( scroll down and click on Progress Tracking Tools )

 

Pain Inventories

 

http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/B1.html

 

http://www.paincentral.com/Library/News/PainAssessScales/A7012AS8.pdf

 

http://www.painresearch.utah.edu/cancerpain/provtoolsF.html

 

Treatment Agreements

 

http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/physician_resources/guidelines/
stratguide/opioidagreement.cfm

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy December 2003

 

www.cbt.ca

 

Assessment/Inventory Tools

 

The Canadian Mental Health Association

 

The Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorders

 

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario

 

Academy of Cognitive Therapy

 

Diabetes - Screening and Prevention of Type 2 March 2004

 

Canadian Diabetes Association

 

Physical Activity: Go for Green Prescription

 

Healthy Eating: Canadian Diabetes Association and Dietitians of Canada Nutrition Labelling Education Centre

 

Healthy Eating: Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating

 

Healthy Eating: Dietitians of Canada

 

Healthy Eating: Just the Basics© Tips for Healthy Eating, Diabetes Management and Prevention

 

Drug Use Disorders December 2003

 

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

 

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

 

Chicago Recovery Alliance

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

 

Cocaine Anonymous

 

Families Anonymousa

 

Narcotics Anonymous

 

Pills Anonymous

 

Harm Reduction Coalition

 

Motherisk

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse

 

   www.NIDA.NIH.gov

 

   www.NIDA.NIH.gov/InfoFax/InfoFaxIndex.html

 

SMART Recovery

 

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment

 

Eating Disorders May 2002

 

EAT-26

 

National Eating Disorders Information Centre

 

Elder Abuse November 2004 shownewicon('new', 2005, 05, 08)

 

Canadian sites:

 

Government of Canada: Directory of Services and Programs Addressing the Needs of Older Adult Victims of Violence in Canada

 

Canadian Association for Community Care: "the national voice for community care"

 

Advocacy Centre for The Elderly: legal and advocacy information for Canadian seniors, particularly those living in Ontario

 

U.S. sites:

 

National Center on Elder Abuse, funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, a source of information and assistance on elder abuse. Site provides definitions, laws, statistics, outreach

 

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: resources and services for the patient

 

Falls in the Elderly August 2003

 

Falls Initiative

 

Fact Sheets

 

Canada Safety Council

 

Falls Prevention Guide for Seniors

 

MedlinePlus Health Information

 

Seniors Canada On-line

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

The American Geriatrics Society

 

Genetic Screening for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian and Colorectal Cancers May 2002

 

Canadian Cancer Society

 

American Cancer Society

 

National Cancer Institute

 

Healthy Hearts February 2001

 

The Healthy Heart Kit

 

HIV Screening in Pregnancy August 2002

 

HIV Care: A primer and resource guide for family physicians

 

Testing for HIV during pregnancy

 

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse

 

Canadian HIV/AIDS hotlines and service organizations

From the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada: Healthy beginnings: Guidelines for care during pregnancy and childbirth.

From the College of Family Physicians of Canada: HIV Care: A primer and resource guide for family physicians > "Download entire primer"

From the Motherisk group: Update on perinatal HIV, November 2001

Parkinson's Disease December 2003

 

Parkinson Society Canada

 

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

 

We Move

 

American Family Physician - Tremor

 

Patient Safety March 2004

 

Canadian Medical Protective Association

 

Canadian Adverse reaction Newsletter

 

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

 

Canadian Medical Association Journal Drug Advisories

 

Ethical Aspects of Clinical Error and Patient Safety

 

Institute of Medicine

 

Institute for Health Care Improvement

 

Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada U.S.

 

MEDeRRORS

 

National Patient Safety Foundation

 

US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

Physical Activity for Children & Youth June 2003

 

Physical Activity Guides

 

Caring for Kids

 

Go for Green

 

Safe Kids Canada

 

Keep Kids Healthy

 

Pedometers

 

Prenatal Screening for Genetic Conditions June 2003

 

Triple Test Screening in Manitoba-Maternal Serum Screening Program

 

National Human Genome Research Institute

 

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man-OMIM

 

March of Dimes

 

Prevention December 2003

 

Online Resources for Physicians:

 

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

 

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

 

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

 

The National Guideline Clearinghouse

 

Practice Tools:

 

Chart/Planning Aid

 

Cardiovascular Risk Calculations - For a tool to download and use on your handheld computer

 

Stroke Emergency Treatment April 2001

 

Travel Medicine August 2002

 

Health Canada

 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

 

World Health Organization

 

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

 

International Association for Medical Assistance for Travellers

 

International Society of Travel Medicine

 

MapQuest

 

The Canadian Immunization Guide

 

Work-Related Asthma August 2004

 

Occupational Safety and Health Association

 

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

 

American Lung Association

 

Haz-Map

 

HE&W Distance Learning in Occupational Medicine and Occupational Hygiene

 

Cambrian College

 

InterAsma


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Associations and Organizations :

The College of Family Physicians of Canada

The Canadian Medical Association

 

Excellent Resource sites:

The Canadian Library of Family Medicine

PubMed (Medline) which is the search engine for the National Library of Medicine

 

Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine:

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The Cochrane Review (Abstracts only)

 

Free On-line Journal Access :

Directory to Free on-line Journals provided through the Canadian Library of Medicine

Quick Access Links to Journals (Alphabetical):

ABFP (The American Board of Family Practice)

ACP Journal Club (American College of Physicians)

American Family Physician

BMJ (British Medical Journal)

CFP (Canadian Family Physician)

CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Family Practice - International Journal (Abstracts only)

JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association - Primarily Abstracts only)

JFP (Journal of Family Practice)

 

 

 

 

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